Research and Markets : Currently, the Ethicon Medical Device Company Has Five Business Units That Operate Under the Ethicon Umbrella.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48182) has announced the addition of Ethicon Medical Device Company Intelligence Report from Espicom Business Intelligence Introduction Espicom Business Intelligence is a publisher of independent and impartial information and analysis services focusing on the pharmaceutical and medical device markets. to their offering. Headquartered in Somerville, New Jersey Somerville is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 12,423. It is the county seat of Somerset CountyGR6. , USA, Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) Ethicon subsidiary is the world leader in surgical sutures. In addition to its suture business which has been in existence for over 100 years, Ethicon has expanded into wound management, women's health, cardiovascular surgery and sterilisation products. Currently, the company has five business units that operate under the Ethicon umbrella: Ethicon Products, Ethicon Women's Health and Urology, CardioVations, J&J Wound Management and Advanced Sterilization Products:- Ethicon Products manufactures and sells products for wound closure and wound management, including sutures; and surgical mesh for use in general surgical applications such as hernia repair. Ethicon Women's Health and Urology includes the previous Gynecare division and the Indigo Optima Laser System for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia benign prostatic hyperplasia n. Abbr. BPH A nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland commonly occurring in men after the age of 50, and sometimes leading to compression of the urethra and obstruction of the flow of urine. previously offered by Ethicon Endo-Surgery. Women's healthcare products include less-invasive devices such as the Gynecare Thermachoice Uterine Balloon Therapy, Gyrus' VersaPoint Bipolar Electrosurgical System and Gynecare TVT TVT transmissible venereal tumor. for incontinence. The unit was expanded with the acquisition of Vascular Control Systems and its technology to treat uterine fibroids in May 2006. Johnson & Johnson Wound Management offers advanced wound care, IV site care, infection control and general wound care products. The company also offers Advanced Medical Solutions' range of alginate alginate /al·gi·nate/ (al´ji-nat) a salt of alginic acid; water-soluble alginates are useful as materials for dental impressions. wound care dressings and those containing silver. CardioVations manufactures and markets cardiovascular surgical products and technologies for the areas of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and valve surgery. Its previous vessel harvesting product line was sold to Datascope at the beginning of 2006. Advanced Sterilization Products manufactures a full range of sterilisation and disinfection disinfection, n the process of destroying pathogenic organisms or rendering them inert. disinfection, full oral cavity, n a procedure used to reduce active periodontal disease, usually completed within a certain short time frame. technologies. Its sterilising systems are marketed under the Sterrad brand name. As revenue for Advanced Sterilization Products is included with that for Ethicon Endo-Surgery, this company's activities are detailed in the MDCA Ethicon Endo-Surgery Profile. Ethicon has manufacturing facilities in the US, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Brazil, Germany and the UK. Ethicon Products has manufacturing facilities in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico San Lorenzo (sanh lo-REN-zo) Saint Lawrence) is a municipality Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas and Yabucoa; south of Gurabo; east of Caguas and Cayey; and west of Juncos and Las Piedras. , and Juarez, Mexico, while the Women's Health and Urology unit also has a facility in Puerto Rico. Medical Device Company Intelligence Reports provide a full review of the company's activities, from its origins to its latest corporate activity, including mergers and acquisitions, agreements, divestitures, major purchasing contracts and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . Sections are included on products, international activities and R&D, as well as a full, in-depth five year financial analysis. An introduction to each report and a full table of contents is provided for review. More than 60 Medical Device Company Intelligence Reports are currently available. Content Outline: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OVERVIEW - Operating Analysis Fig.1: Ethicon Sales, 2004-2005 (US$ million)* Recent Key Events. STRATEGIC FOCUS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO AND R&D Fig.2: Sales by Product Type, 2005* Recent Product Approvals SUTURES AND WOUND CLOSURE Fig.3: Global Sutures Market, 2005* * Coated Vicryl Plus Antibacterial Suture * Coated Vicryl Rapide * Monocryl and Monocryl Plus * Non-Absorbable Sutures * Suture Needles * MultiPass Needles * Wound Drainage WOUND MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS - Biosurgicals Fig.4: Global Biosurgicals Market, 2005* Haemostats Surgiflo Hemostatic hemostatic /he·mo·stat·ic/ (he?mo-stat´ik) 1. causing hemostasis, or an agent that so acts. 2. due to or characterized by stasis of the blood. he·mo·stat·ic adj. Matrix with FlexTip EVICEL Fibrin Sealant Surgifoam Surgicel Nu-Knit Absorbable Hemostat hemostat /he·mo·stat/ (he´mo-stat) 1. a small surgical clamp for constricting blood vessels. 2. an antihemorrhagic agent. he·mo·stat n. 1. Surgicel Fibrillar fi·bril·lar or fi·bril·lar·y adj. 1. Relating to a fibril. 2. Relating to the fine rapid contractions or twitchings of fibers or of small groups of fibers in skeletal or cardiac muscle. Absorbable Hemostat Instat Collagen Absorbable Hemostat Dermabond Topical Skin Adhesive - Advanced Wound Care Products Fig.5: Advanced Wound Care Market, 2005* Regranex Gel Silvercel Antimicrobial Alginate Dressing Actisorb Silver 220 Antimicrobial Binding Dressing Promogran Prisma Matrix Promogran Matrix Dyna-Flex Multi-Layer Compression System Fibracol Plus Collagen Wound Dressing with Alginate Moist Wound Care Products Nu-Derm Tielle Dressings Biopatch Antimicrobial Dressing Bioclusive Transparent Dressing SURGICAL MESH Fig.6: Global Hernia Repair Market, 2005* Ultrapro Hernia System Proceed and Ultrapro Mesh Prolene Polypropylene Mesh Prolene Hernia System Mersilene Polyester Fiber Mesh WOMEN'S HEALTH AND UROLOGY PRODUCTS Fig.7: Global Gynaecology & Urology Market, 2005* * Stress Urinary Incontinence stress urinary incontinence n. See stress incontinence. Gynecare TVT Products Gynecare TVT Secur System Gynecare Monitorr Urodynamic Measurement System * Gynecare Prolift for Pelvic Organ Prolapse prolapse Protrusion of an internal organ out of its normal place, usually of the rectum or uterus outside the body when supporting muscles weaken. The membrane lining the rectum can push out through the anus, most often in old people with constipation who strain during * Global Endometrial Ablation ThermaChoice Uterine Balloon Therapy System * Hysterectomy Gynecare Morcellex Tissue Morcellator Gynecare X-Tract Tissue Morcellator Hysteroscopy VersaPoint Bipolar Electrosurgery electrosurgery /elec·tro·sur·gery/ (-ser´jer-e) surgery performed by electrical methods; the active electrode may be a needle, bulb, or disk.electrosur´gical e·lec·tro·sur·ger·y n. System Veristat Fluid Management System Versascope Hysteroscopy System * Adhesion Prevention Products Interceed (TCT TCT The Capital Times (Madison, WI newspaper) TCT Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics TCT The Coroner's Toolkit TCT Trans Canada Trail TCT Tcl Core Team TCT Tsukuba College of Technology (Japan) ) Absorbable Adhesion Barrier * Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Indigo Optima Laser System CARDIOVATIONS' PRODUCTS * Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery is a surgical procedure performed to relieve angina and reduce the risk of death from coronary artery disease. Products * Embrace Heart Stabilisation Products * Port Access Products RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT * Biosurgicals * Plastic Surgery * Fibroids Fibroids Benign tumors of muscle and connective tissue that develop within or are attached to the uterine wall. Mentioned in: Menstrual Disorders * Research Agreements OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Revenue by Geographic Location, 2004-2005 (US$ million) Fig.8: Sales by Region, 2005* THE AMERICAS * United States * Brazil * Mexico * Puerto Rico EUROPE * Belgium * Germany * United Kingdom ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. * India Major Manufacturing Locations. APPENDIX 1 - KEY CORPORATE EVENTS APPENDIX 2 - MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Key Mergers and Acquisitions * Vascular Control Systems * Closure Medical - Ethicon * Heartport * FemRx * BEI Medical Systems' GyneSys and HysteroSys Product Lines * Gynecare APPENDIX 3 - DIVESTITURES. * Clearglide Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Products APPENDIX 4 - AGREEMENTS Key Agreements * FzioMed * OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals * American Medical Systems * Advanced Medical Solutions * Percutaneous Valve Technologies (Edwards Lifesciences) * Intuitive Surgical * Gyrus gyrus /gy·rus/ (ji´rus) pl. gy´ri [L.] cerebral g. angular gyrus one arching over the superior temporal sulcus, continuous with the middle temporal gyrus. * Supply Agreements Novation Premier APPENDIX 5 - LITIGATION * US Attorney General's Offices, Federal Trade Commission and Antitrust Actions. Index of Tables Index of Charts Companies Mentioned: * FzioMed * OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals * American Medical Systems * Advanced Medical Solutions * Percutaneous Valve Technologies (Edwards Lifesciences) * Intuitive Surgical * Gyrus For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48182 |
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